Lots of people come to windsurfing later on in life so is it a problem?
Simple answer is NO – age has no bearing on taking up windsurfing and shouldn’t stop you from giving it a go.
Windsurfing is a sport you can do on many levels. What the means is that you choose what type of sailing you’ll do, be it:
Freeride – this includes everything from the most sedate sailing on flat water to planing on smooth water.
Slalom / racing – this is so much fun and gets pretty serious, but there’s also a more social scene which is great fun.
Speed sailing – is a very specific discipline and not really that popular.
Wave sailing – BOOM. This is my passion and is where you can jump and ride waves.
Wind foiling – light wind sailing with a foil giving you glide in low winds.
Is age just a number
Your fitness is way more important than your age. Being of average fitness will help as windsurfing can be quite exhausting as you sail for longer, but when you takes your first steps towards an Introduction to Windsurfing, you’re not going to be pushing the limits too much and can take plenty of breaks if you did find yourself getting tired.
Lessons for older sailors
The windsurfing lessons we run are no different no matter what age you are. Obviously it is easier when you’re of average fitness and have good mobility.
You need to be able to climb and off a board if you fall and should be comfortable with swimming unaided and out of your depth.
The best thing you can do is to really focus on your Basic Windsurfing Skills as they feed right into the more advanced sailing that you probably want to do later down the line.
Another great thing for us is the new means of communications when on the water. We use the BBTalkin headsets so we have constant 2 way conversations with you, which hugely speeds up the learning process.
Taking on new challenges
Who doesn’t like a challenge. If you’re coming to windsurfing at 50, then you’ve got loads of time to learn and improve. If anything it’s another way of staying young as you’re going to be outside and staying active, which is great.
Conclusion
You will absolutely love what windsurfing gives you back. My life has been enriched with so many experiences and things I have seen. So why not give it a try? Grab a board, catch the wind, and experience the joy of windsurfing.
